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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Cecily Mbarire",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": "That confirms the fact that you have been a leader who has provided leadership impartially, respected MPs and given a fair playing ground for MPs in this House. So, I congratulate you and tell you that, as people of Embu, we are extremely proud of your leadership. We are even more proud that people from without Embu County have recognised you, and seen it fit to coronate you as an elder and spokesperson for the region. This is the first time that the people of Embu are getting that kind of recognition. We have not seen this happened before, and so, you have truly made the people of Embu County very proud and we will support you in your future endeavours. I have heard many people say a lot of good things about you. Having been an MP, this being my fourth term, indeed, you have provided the right leadership at a very difficult time in the history of this country. You have given every Member a chance to see you in your Office. Right here, in this Chamber, I have seen you ensure that all the interests are taken care of during debate. I have also seen moments when Members are travelling and you have to make a choice of who goes and who does not, you always ensure that you balance. Therefore, you come out as a person who is above our political divides and tribal inclinations, and this shows that you are a leader who is capable of doing even better given a higher position going forward. We support that. There was some piece of advice you were given earlier by an MP who said that the decisions you make going forward will be very critical on your upward mobility. We will be looking closely at the decisions you make, and we look forward to be part of that process as people of Embu County. Finally, I too participated in the by-elections that happened last week, and I have never faced so much political violence in my life. I have been a politician for this long, but what I saw in Nakuru was very disheartening. I hope that, going forward, we will have an impartial security organ of this Government that will be able to oversee peaceful and fair elections across the country without fear or favour. This is because the worst thing that can happen is when we, civilians, decide to go for each other and the people who are supposed to stop you are partisan. So, I hope that we will not witness what I saw in Nakuru where Hon. Nixon Korir was almost beaten up and killed by a gang of youth for no reason other than standing at a polling station as a chief agent in that polling station. As MPs, we should all be very worried with that kind of culture because it means that any of us can be a victim. So, we must all collectively condemn any act of violence that is politically instigated, and insist on impartiality on the part of security organs to ensure that there are peaceful and fair elections."
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